Research
I have to say, my job is pretty cool. I get to edit dissertations just before the writers defend their research so I mostly (mostly) get to see finished documents. This week I have three due: one on the measurement of oral health in relation to socioeconomic status (verdict seems to be that there is a correlation, particularly for immigrant children), one on identifying genetic loci that influence diabetes risk (seems like this researcher found one or two), and one on the relationship between snowfall accumulation and traumatic injuries at a ski resort (seems to be an inverse relationship).
This is how I spend my days: with other people's research. It's really kind of great.
I was asked why I chose the Institute for Human Animal Connection at the University of Denver to receive a portion of the sales from Lost Edens and the answer is that as an academic I believe in the power of research to affect social change. I know that there are a lot of wonderful organizations on the ground helping people directly day-to-day but I hope even a small amount of proceeds from book sales can go to help fund research that might help us understand how to provide the most effective humane education, or how to prevent animal and domestic violence, so that the organizations on the ground can be effective and relevant.
If I had listened to Huey, and Zadie before him, I would have had more information to make decisions from. I just wasn't educated. I'd like someone else in my position to get the information I was missing on how to identify subtle signs of animal abuse and with that knowledge be empowered to make a decision based off of a terrified dog, or a mysteriously injured cat.
Any research that can be undertaken to understand the connection between humans and animals I'll be a lifelong supporter of. Actually, I'm a supporter of any research at all. Undertaking unbiased research fueled by curiosity and passion for a topic surely is one of the more honorable tasks in life. But I might be slightly influenced by how I spend my days.
I'll let you know when I'm able to write a check to the Institute for Human Animal Connection. Selling a few books will need to come first!
This is how I spend my days: with other people's research. It's really kind of great.
I was asked why I chose the Institute for Human Animal Connection at the University of Denver to receive a portion of the sales from Lost Edens and the answer is that as an academic I believe in the power of research to affect social change. I know that there are a lot of wonderful organizations on the ground helping people directly day-to-day but I hope even a small amount of proceeds from book sales can go to help fund research that might help us understand how to provide the most effective humane education, or how to prevent animal and domestic violence, so that the organizations on the ground can be effective and relevant.
If I had listened to Huey, and Zadie before him, I would have had more information to make decisions from. I just wasn't educated. I'd like someone else in my position to get the information I was missing on how to identify subtle signs of animal abuse and with that knowledge be empowered to make a decision based off of a terrified dog, or a mysteriously injured cat.
Any research that can be undertaken to understand the connection between humans and animals I'll be a lifelong supporter of. Actually, I'm a supporter of any research at all. Undertaking unbiased research fueled by curiosity and passion for a topic surely is one of the more honorable tasks in life. But I might be slightly influenced by how I spend my days.
I'll let you know when I'm able to write a check to the Institute for Human Animal Connection. Selling a few books will need to come first!
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